Tuesday, June 24, 2014

From the scanner: It's wild out there in Brooklyn tonight! Multiple incidents happening Monday night all at once, NYPD and ambulances all over the place. Here are a few:

* A report was called in at 10:25 p.m. Monday that 12 shots were fired near 545 Prospect Place at Classon to Franklin in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The caller said there was a possibly that the shots originated "on the block behind" -- St. Marks Avenue.

* More shots fired at Putnam at Throop in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 10:45 p.m. Monday. NYPD first checked out Marcus Garvey and found nothing, moving to Putnam and Throop at 10:54 p.m.

* (Dispather says) I have seven jobs: I have someeone missing, I have a 52 family at Prospect Place, I have a property, I have a disorderly group Lincoln Place , I have a 53 with injuries at Atlantic Ave. two vehicles, a red Jeep Liberty and green Mercedes; I have criminal mischief at St Johns and Franklin; and a vehicle broken into on Atlantic. 12:21 a.m.

* I have a (code) 54 heavy bleeder at 85 Thompkins Ave, Matin Luther King. EMS on sceen. Can I have a housing unit? 12:22 a.m.

* I have a (1010) narc, 972 Myrle Ave, several people in the hallways and on the roof smoking marijuana. 12:22 a.m.

* I have a call for help on Throop, and a stolen vehicle on Franklin and Park. 12:22 a.m.

* 139 Montague Street robbery from a restaurant. (Custom House) We're holding him (suspect) by the subway corner of Court and Joralemon. We have the complainant also. 12:34 a.m.

* Rescue batalion, water rescue. Location unknown. 12:35 a.m.

* Vernon and Marcy, two vehicles parked on sidewalk, 2 males involved, one working on the vehicle, one standing in front. 12:35 a.m.

* One under, Lincoln Place and Bedford Ave. 12:38 a.m.

This stream is now ended for the night.

* This excellent crime scene tape photo was originally attributed to the wrong photographer, who listed it on his Flickr favorites page. We apologize to the actual photographer, Tex Texin, and thank him for allowing us to use it in this post. Check out more of Tex's photos here.